Games like Death by Deduction
If Death by Deduction is your kind of game, the closest matches are Rotten Chamber, Dahlia View and Broken Sword - The Smoking Mirror: Reforged — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About Death by Deduction: Death by Deduction is a unique blend of logic puzzle and classic murder mystery set in an old English manor during the 1970s. Explore the manor, examine evidence, and question suspects to deduce who the murderer is in "Death by Deduction".
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Rotten Chamber
WHY THIS
Top pick for Death by Deduction fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Death by Deduction.
A single-player logic puzzle disguised as social deduction. Read the claims of a corrupt city council, catch the liars and arrest them, but every wrong call brings you closer to losing it all.
Dahlia View
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Death by Deduction fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Death by Deduction.
A child is missing. The police are failing. And you're a retired detective with a bit too much time on your hands. Time to throw out the rules & do whatever it takes to bring the child home. From the developers of I AM RIPPER, The Occupation & Ether One.
Broken Sword - The Smoking Mirror: Reforged
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Death by Deduction fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Death by Deduction.
The classic award winning adventure returns in glorious 4K with fully remastered audio. Step into the shoes of intrepid tourist George Stobbart and sharp-witted journalist Nico Collard as they unravel a deadly Mayan conspiracy steeped in ancient artifacts and dark magic.
Nina Aquila: Legal Eagle, Season One
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Death by Deduction fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Death by Deduction.
The chart-topping itch.io and Newgrounds indie hit comes to Steam, with a slew of enhancements and new features! Step into court as Nina Aquila, rookie defense attorney in this thrilling VN/adventure game hybrid, and fight for justice in a world where all anime genres exist at once!
Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Death by Deduction fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Death by Deduction.
The classic multi-award winning adventure "Broken Sword - the Shadow of the Templars" returns with glorious 4K visuals and iconic remastered audio, pitching intrepid tourist George Stobbart and fearless journalist Nico Collard into a journey of perilous adventures and ancient conspiracies.
Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Death by Deduction fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Death by Deduction.
Solving crime is no walk in the pond. You are a down-on-his-luck detective who also happens to be a duck. Use your powers of de-duck-tion to inspect evidence, fill in the blanks, and bust the case wide open! This is a short but twisty detective case.
Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Death by Deduction fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Death by Deduction.
You are the one and only Duck Detective, a depressed and recently divorced duck who must quack the case. Inspect evidence, make de-duck-tions, and solve this no-murder mystery!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Death by Deduction at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Death by Deduction on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Death by Deduction.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Death by Deduction on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Death by Deduction.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Death by Deduction on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Death by Deduction.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Death by Deduction on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Death by Deduction.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Bit Blaster XL
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Death by Deduction on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Death by Deduction.
Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!
Dictators:No Peace Countryballs
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Death by Deduction on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Death by Deduction.
Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.
TYRONE vs COPS
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Death by Deduction on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Death by Deduction.
Awaken the latent power of your melanin and kill cops in this thought-provoking game on police brutality in America.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Death by Deduction.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Death by Deduction.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Death by Deduction.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Death by Deduction.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Death by Deduction.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Death by Deduction.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Death by Deduction.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
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More from Snarkle Studios
Other recommendable Steam games by Snarkle Studios, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Deal of the Dead Final Cut
WHY THIS
Another title from Snarkle Studios, the studio behind Death by Deduction. Shares Indie with Death by Deduction.
Deal of the Dead: Final Cut is a Solitaire-style, survival horror, card game rendered in a unique, hand-drawn, art style. Fight your way through randomly shuffled decks of cards and escape from a zombie-infested city set in a post-apocalyptic world.
Astro Mining
WHY THIS
Another title from Snarkle Studios, the studio behind Death by Deduction. Shares Indie with Death by Deduction.
Build a small mining colony in deep space and defend it from alien invaders as you extract precious minerals from asteroids in Astro Mining.
The Night Museum
WHY THIS
Another title from Snarkle Studios, the studio behind Death by Deduction. Shares Indie with Death by Deduction.
The Night Museum needs a night clerk. The job is simple: take the money, give the tickets, and keep the exhibits under control. Just follow the rules, and you’ll make it through the night... probably.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Dahlia View
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Death by Deduction.
A child is missing. The police are failing. And you're a retired detective with a bit too much time on your hands. Time to throw out the rules & do whatever it takes to bring the child home. From the developers of I AM RIPPER, The Occupation & Ether One.
Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Death by Deduction.
The classic multi-award winning adventure "Broken Sword - the Shadow of the Templars" returns with glorious 4K visuals and iconic remastered audio, pitching intrepid tourist George Stobbart and fearless journalist Nico Collard into a journey of perilous adventures and ancient conspiracies.
Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Death by Deduction.
Solving crime is no walk in the pond. You are a down-on-his-luck detective who also happens to be a duck. Use your powers of de-duck-tion to inspect evidence, fill in the blanks, and bust the case wide open! This is a short but twisty detective case.
Frequently asked about Death by Deduction
- How much does Death by Deduction cost?
- Death by Deduction is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Death by Deduction?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Death by Deduction are Rotten Chamber, Dahlia View, Broken Sword - The Smoking Mirror: Reforged.
- Who developed Death by Deduction?
- Death by Deduction was developed by Snarkle Studios.
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